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Nocturia in Men Less Than 50 Years of Age May Be Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Source :
- Urology. 71:1096-1098
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2008.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of nocturia in association with other voiding symptoms in men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). METHODS Seventy-three patients in whom OSAS was diagnosed at Gifu Red Cross Hospital during the period from October 2005 through April 2006 were assessed on the basis of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI). Nocturia was defined as two or more voids per night. We classified patients by the presence versus absence of nocturia and by age (less than 50 years versus 50 years or more). Between-group differences in the AHI and IPSS were analyzed by Student's t test or the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS Nocturia was found in 30 patients with OSAS (41.1%). The AHI was higher in patients with nocturia than in those without nocturia (P
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty
Urology
urologic and male genital diseases
stomatognathic system
Internal medicine
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
Nocturia
In patient
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
business.industry
Respiratory disease
Sleep apnea
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
nervous system diseases
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Obstructive sleep apnea
Mann–Whitney U test
International Prostate Symptom Score
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00904295
- Volume :
- 71
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Urology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b333381fe745390a3730808bd45285fb